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WASHINGTON · CARE PROGRAM

Hospice Agency

Personnel, contractors, volunteers and students with direct contact with vulnerable persons, under the DOH in-home services rules (chapter 246-335 WAC, Part 4).

HOSPICE · ON FILE
Registries named
6
Required
4
Expected
2
Screened by ezOIG
5 of 6
Rules checked
October 16, 2026

Required checks

Named by a regulation, a statute or the state's Medicaid agency

  1. List of Excluded Individuals/Entities

    HHS Office of Inspector General

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against the HHS-OIG list
    WHEN
    MONTHLY Before hiring or contracting, and monthly, Apple Health enrolled hospices
    BASIS
    WAC 182-502-0016(1)(g)

    (g) Screen employees and contractors with whom they do business prior to hiring or contracting, and on a monthly ongoing basis thereafter, to assure that employees and contractors are not excluded from receiving federal funds as required by 42 U.S.C. 1320a-7 and 42 U.S.C. 1320c-5;

    Read the source app.leg.wa.gov

  2. Washington Access to Criminal History (WATCH)

    Washington State Patrol, Identification and Background Check Section

    NOT SCREENED YET Paid access
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before direct contact, renewed within two years of the previous check
    BASIS
    WAC 246-335-625(6), 246-335-630(6); 42 CFR 418.114(d)

    (a) Criminal history background checks must be processed through the Washington state patrol; (b) Disclosure statements must be approved by the department; and (c) All criminal history background checks and disclosure statements required under this chapter must be renewed within two years from the date of the previous check.

    Read the source app.leg.wa.gov

  3. Nursing assistant credentials (NA-R and NA-C)

    Washington State Board of Nursing (Department of Health until 30 June 2026)

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Nurse aide registry check
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, hospice aides (the hospice rules define the home health aide as a nursing assistant certified, so aides qualify through the state nurse aide program)
    BASIS
    42 CFR 418.76(a)(1)(iii); WAC 246-335-610(8)

    A nurse aide training and competency evaluation program approved by the State as meeting the requirements of § 483.151 through § 483.154 of this chapter, and is currently listed in good standing on the State nurse aide registry.

    Read the source ecfr.gov

  4. Provider Credential Search

    Washington State Department of Health

    SCREENED BY EZOIG License verification
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, nurses, physicians, social workers and other credentialed staff; kept current
    BASIS
    WAC 246-335-625(5), 246-335-630(1); 42 CFR 418.114(a)

    all professionals who furnish services directly, under an individual contract, or under arrangements with a hospice, must be legally authorized (licensed, certified or registered) in accordance with applicable Federal, State and local laws

    Read the source ecfr.gov

Expected checks

Standard practice, or implied by a provider's enrollment duties; no rule names them outright

  1. Provider Termination and Exclusion List

    Washington State Health Care Authority and Department of Social and Health Services

    SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly
    BASIS
    Standard practice for Apple Health providers; HCA's list page says a provider terminated from Medicaid 'is not permitted to provide services to Medicaid recipients', but no rule names the list as a staff check

  2. SAM.gov exclusions

    General Services Administration

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against SAM.gov
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly
    BASIS
    Standard practice for Apple Health providers; no Washington rule names it

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • Disclosure statement approved by the Department of Health, renewed every two years (WAC 246-335-625(6)(b), (c))
  • Character, competence and suitability determination when results show nondisqualifying convictions, pending charges or negative actions (WAC 246-335-625(7))
  • References (WAC 246-335-625(3)); in-person orientation and skills verification before independent patient care (WAC 246-335-625(9))
  • Current CPR training for direct care staff (WAC 246-335-625(13))
  • Tuberculosis risk assessment at hire and annually, using the DOH form (WAC 246-335-625(14)(c))

Why some registries are not screened yet

Paid access
The agency charges for access, and ezOIG doesn't include it yet.

Guidance, not legal advice

This page summarizes ezOIG's research into Washington's rules for this program, checked against the regulations as of October 16, 2026. Rules change, and an agency's own contract or license can add to them. Confirm what applies to you with Washington State Health Care Authority (Apple Health) or your own counsel before relying on it.

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